Aimed
at all those who are interested in young people, their problems
and concerns, hopes and aspirations, Invest in Youth, shares
with you the latest development of the Federation and young
people. We sincerely invite you to join us as a partner in
nurturing the younger generation.

Summer holidays are often considered the best time of the
year! A release from classes and examinations and time to do
new and exciting things.

However, while the long vacation
is a time to take a break from the stresses of school life, this
does not mean that it is a
time to be bored or unoccupied. Learning can still be fun and
learning without the pressures of curriculum and tests can be
very enjoyable, while also broadening perspectives and challenging
creative talents and potential. “An idle mind is a devil's workshop”,
as the saying goes, and keeping busy during the summer holidays
help avoid the temptation to engage in dangerous or criminal
activities.

The Federation is pleased to offer a range of inspiring, interesting
and educational activities and opportunities to engage young
people during the summer holidays, fully aware that nothing helps
a youth's development more. We have endeavoured to cater for
all age groups and varied interests, by providing over 2,500
programmes, available all over Hong Kong. These opportunities
will be under the guidance of professionals and will help young
people learn new skills and brush up on old ones; enhance development
and just have fun! Please see below for more details.

We invite our partners to show support to keep young people
usefully occupied during the summer vacation. You can help financially
in sponsoring programmes, help us with volunteers, provide advertising
and printing support, or even just help in distributing the Summer
Brochure 2004. We are happy to even discuss collaborations and
company visits for next summer! Please do call the Partnership
and Resource Development Office at 2123 9598 for further details.

Making Good Use of the Summer HolidaysWith over 2,500 programmes to choose from, there is no excuse
to be bored…more

School
Violence Statistics
Violence in the playground is a great cause of alarm…more

Attractive and Informative Summer Programme Brochures
Get a copy of the Federation's attractive and informative Summer
Programme Brochures 2004? …more

Building a Data Bank
for Youth Development
In April 2004, the Federation and Peking University jointly founded the Youth
Development Research Centre in Beijing…more

Nurturing
Future Leaders
To foster exchanges between renowned community leaders and young leaders, the
Federation and The University of Hong Kong have jointly launched the "Leaders
to Leaders" Lecture Series 2004…more

Dialogue Session with the Commissioner of PoliceThe Commissioner of Police in Hong Kong, Mr. Lee Ming
Kwai, Dick, shared his personal experience with young people
during the Federation's "Dialogue
Session with Policy Makers"…more

The Benefits of Information Technology in Education
Both students and teachers recognized the benefits of information
technology in education, the Federation's new youth study released
on May 14 found
...more

Youth Addicted to the InternetNearly one in four young people studying in Primary 5 to
Secondary 2 are highly vulnerable to Internet addition, according
to a survey released by Caritas Hong Kong in May 2004 …more